Kelsey Tietje, Defiance College, Women's Basketball

Jan 06, 2014

Defiance College’s Kelsey Tietje (Deshler,
Ohio/Patrick Henry) set a new DC and HCAC record with 26
rebounds in a single game over the weekend and has been named the
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball
Player of the Week for the second time.

The freshman center set the new DC and HCAC mark with 26
rebounds in a loss to Hanover Saturday, while adding 18 points and
five blocks.

Back on December 28, Tietje scored 15 points with 16 boards in a
67-60 overtime win over Albion. The freshman followed that
performance with 20 points and nine rebounds in a 61-56 loss to
Olivet in the final game of the Albion Classic.

For the week, Tietje averaged 17.7 points and 17.0 rebounds per
contest.

Defiance (3-8, 0-4 HCAC) will travel to Anderson and play host
to Rose-Hulman this week.